With only two episodes left in “American Horror Story: Coven,” loose ends are being tied up while others are continuing to shred. The hunters are less of a threat, thanks to the love of a musician, but we’re no closer to figuring out who the next Supreme is.

We were treated to a little bit of unnecessary back story, though, courtesy of Madame Delphine LaLaurie. In a flashback to 1830, we see that when she moved to New Orleans, she didn’t have the help of slaves and had to behead her own chickens. Oh, the humanity! The only thing that soothed her was the blood. A bleeding slave later satiated her thirst and thus began her torture chamber.

In present day, Delphine is alive and well and being led like a dog to Nan’s funeral by Queenie (also alive), who’s miffed that Marie left her for dead at the shop. Fiona and Marie are making for an interesting pair: they can’t fake sadness at Nan’s funeral, and they can’t feign joy at Queenie’s resurrection. With other troubles at hand, it’s time for the coven to regroup at Chez Robicheaux.

Delphine, who has been “suffering the tortures of the damned,” is forced back into servitude. She’s giving mani/pedis to Fiona and Marie; she’s cleaning up threesome sex sheets; she’s even scrubbing commodes left dirty for her pleasure. In a voiceover, Delphine recalls her youth as a psychopath who began torturing animals out of fascination. She married up, surprising everyone, but “the thick African blood satisfied a desire that was just deep inside of me.”

In walks a treat to bring her back to her past: a black gardener who’s cut himself of shears. She offers to clean his wound, but really trusses him up in Spalding’s room (another attic/torture chamber) and sings “This Little Piggy,” as she takes off his toes. I know the house is large, but it’s also old. Old homes tend to echo. How has no one heard all the screaming that goes on there? Also, despite all the growth we thought we’d seen with this character, her evil was ingrained. There’s no saving this character, no matter how charming Kathy Bates makes her.

Even though she’s made this mess, Spalding appears in the corner to help her clean it up. Is Robicheaux like the murder house in season 1? It seems that everyone who has died here has come back. Sure, others have been revived, but Spalding can touch things and speak. Since we’re nearing the end of the season, we’re just going to have to go with it.

Spalding offers Delphine a deal: he’ll help rid her of her troubles (Marie) if she brings him a token. Does Spalding know some magic to bring himself back to life? No, he needs another creepy doll that cost Delphine a pretty penny. In return, he gifts her with the potion that will make Marie temporarily mortal: Benadryl. Well played, Spalding.

Before Delphine can use her magic potion, Fiona and Marie have work to do. Their spell has put Witch Hunter Inc. in a tailspin with the government on their backs. Big Daddy Witch Hunter wants to meet with the witches to call a fake truce so they can rebuild their resources, then stab the witches in the back. Yeah, because truces go over so well on this show.

Fiona and Marie agree to meet with the hunters, and have their own backstabbing plan at the ready. Before the tête-à-tête, Fiona meets with her Axeman for some quality time. He agrees with her that they’ve got to get rid of the up-and-coming Supreme. He entices her with life in a cabin, living out the rest of their days. She agrees, but first things first—the witch hunters.

At a sit down, Witch Hunter Inc. offer their terms: the witches restore the company to its former prominence, they’ll pay Marie for the damage done to her shop (because cash is good recompense for slaughter), and they’ll agree to a 100-year truce. The counter offer: Witch Hunter Inc. disbands, Fiona gets his house after it has been remodeled and Marie gets his private jet. As with any negotiation, the first deal is a no-go. But instead agreeing to regroup, Fiona sets her lover/attack dog on the hunters. Axeman chops away at the hunters, even using a severed hand to shoot one of them. Bid Daddy Witch Hunter is the last man standing. Before he’s taken out, he has a final sip of tea, says his death won’t end the war and tells Fiona where she can go. Axeman then lets his lady love take the last swipe. Marie snaps a pic, probably to Instagram it.

Back at Robicheaux, Delia is still trying to put together the remaining pieces of her fractured coven. She’s taking what appear to be wheatgrass shots to restore her “sight.” She’s apologizing to Queenie, who wants nothing to do with her since Delia’s husband shot her in the stomach. She’s so desperate to save the coven, she puts a brown potion on her eyelids and takes out her eyes gardening clippers. Gardening tools are so dangerous.

Fiona rushes home to see about Delia but is stopped by Myrtle who warns her that Delia is so dedicated to finding the truth, she took out her own eyes. “Put motherly hands on your wounded daughter’s flesh and watch your filthy secrets lain bare,” she says. Fiona says she has no secrets, but stops short of going to Delia’s room, just in case. If Delia is the next Supreme, could Fiona stop short of killing her own daughter?

We know she has no shame when it comes to killing off the younger members (R.I.P. Nan—I think). Fiona and Marie’s tale of Nan drowning in the tub didn’t hold water, so to speak. Zoe, accompanied by the ever-faithful Kyle, does a quick spell over the tub and realizes Lucy and Ethel were behind it. She tells Madison, but Madison’s focused on getting her Supremacy on.

The only thing that can divert her attention is the googly eyes Zoe and Kyle have been making at one another. When Kyle rebuffs her latest advances and proclaims his love for Zoe, Madison throws a hissy and mirrors start flying. Myrtle stops the madness, calling Madison a cliché.

Myrtle, who’s been dropping bon mots of wisdom throughout the episode, later tells Zoe it’s time for her and Kyle to skedaddle. To be sure, she’s the only one of the potential Supremes who hasn’t died and has the chance for love. Myrtle laments her own lost love, Egon von Furstenberg, to Diane. “Without Egon’s support Diane Von Furstenberg never would have created the greatest invention of this century, the wrap dress!” Myrtle, always looking on the bright side. She gifts them with some jewelry to hock and two tickets to Epcot.

Kyle’s a little hesitant to run away, but Zoe convinces him. As they run through the bus depot (what is this, 1960?), all I could think was, “Madison’s gonna crash another bus.” But they made it safely out…until they likely come back.

Someone whose fate isn’t so solid is Marie’s. Delphine takes her magic antihistamines and doses Marie’s nightcap. With a drowsy Marie strewn out on the bed, Delphine sinks a large knife in her chest. Delphine can do nothing but run when Marie pulls the blade out and chases her around the house. But Spalding clocks her over the head with one of his dolls and tells Delphine to make sure Marie can never crawl out of her grave.

He then takes Marie’s stolen baby and dresses her as his twin, complete with nightgown and bonnet.

So what did you think? Will Nan and/or Misty be back next week? Will Queenie get to display any of her new powers? Where is Delphine taking Marie? And why can’t people stay dead on this show?